Hi Friends:

After a brief hiatus from posting courtesy of houseguests, kids and hockey, and ex-husbands acting not so nicely, I'm back on behalf of Dave and myself to say we've missed you!

I have been following the board despite having little time to post and want to say how nice it is to be back.

For the newer members, I will recap that my partner Dave was diagnosed in August, 2003 with a Stage III tonsillar tumor and underwent a radical neck dissection in September,2002 followed by bilateral radiation. He had one positive lymph node.

For those of you that don't know, the biggest, most hopeful recent news is that Dave and I got engaged on Christmas Day!

The second biggest news is that Dave's first official post-treatment day back to work is today. He is looking skinny but craving sweets, still tired but trying, and speaking softly but husky is sexy!

So, we are officially in post-treatment checks and scans mode and I'm trying not to panic but more on that later.

For now, it's great to be back among my favorite company of friends!

Cheers,

Kim